Coach Ina's Memoir and Fiction Writing Services
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Working with Coach Ina, you'll see the idea is to relax, open up and have fun while you hone your skills as a memoirist, or create flights of fancy in a work of fiction!
Click here to see the world acclaimed artist and author Andre van Zijl read from his selection in our Amazon bestseller Stories From The Heart Vol, 2. This is one of our author reads videos at our book launch party. Others on our YouTube Channel. |
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Development: specially designed tools to help you recall your life stories in detail, and build each one, including the characters, scenes and emotions that shaped the events
Style: find -- or retain -- your unique voice:: work with dialog to enhance readability and pacing; other special techniques to help you enrich your writing
How to organize your stories: tools to help you figure out how to structure your book
Avoid "Detail Derail" ™: learn how to know how much is enough, how much too much to include; how not to get bogged down or sidetracked by wisps of other memories that inevitably come up, but might slow down, or worse, turn off the reader
Line editing:insuring your stories are written in proper grammar, and spelled correctly
Content editing: avoiding repetition, establishing story lines, whether for individual stand-alone tales or a "through line" taking the reader from start to finish (this can include flashbacks and other time-shifting techniques)
Publishing: if you fit into our Pawpress catalog, we can help you self-publish under our imprint, which offers advantages such as detailed Library of Congress catalog information, and of course makes the whole process easier for you
Publishing under your own imprint: we can also help guide you through the process to create your own imprint
Marketing: we can create press releases for you, and distribute them; help you figure out who your audience is; help you create query letters to reach agents
Performance: Take a look at some of our students performing at a live show as they read excerpts from a book of their stories, "Stories From The Heart," vol. 2 Videos You'll also see that we are working on development of a TV series based on work in our classes.
Testimonials from our authors
Educators' Services
New Memoir Writing classes and appearances by Ina
Contact Ina to learn more
Style: find -- or retain -- your unique voice:: work with dialog to enhance readability and pacing; other special techniques to help you enrich your writing
How to organize your stories: tools to help you figure out how to structure your book
Avoid "Detail Derail" ™: learn how to know how much is enough, how much too much to include; how not to get bogged down or sidetracked by wisps of other memories that inevitably come up, but might slow down, or worse, turn off the reader
Line editing:insuring your stories are written in proper grammar, and spelled correctly
Content editing: avoiding repetition, establishing story lines, whether for individual stand-alone tales or a "through line" taking the reader from start to finish (this can include flashbacks and other time-shifting techniques)
Publishing: if you fit into our Pawpress catalog, we can help you self-publish under our imprint, which offers advantages such as detailed Library of Congress catalog information, and of course makes the whole process easier for you
Publishing under your own imprint: we can also help guide you through the process to create your own imprint
Marketing: we can create press releases for you, and distribute them; help you figure out who your audience is; help you create query letters to reach agents
Performance: Take a look at some of our students performing at a live show as they read excerpts from a book of their stories, "Stories From The Heart," vol. 2 Videos You'll also see that we are working on development of a TV series based on work in our classes.
Testimonials from our authors
Educators' Services
New Memoir Writing classes and appearances by Ina
Contact Ina to learn more
Below are just three of the many books Coach Ina has helped authors with a wide range of stories to tell, develop and get into print.
Memoirs of a man who goes boldly where few have gone. A consummate writer, adventurer, rocket scientist, musician, and romantic.
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 Tales of a Fearless Man...Told by a master storyteller who was kidnapped...twice! |
 Memoirs of an eyewitness to the oil boom in the Mideast, penned by a man with a keen wit and eye for history |
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Fun toys and useful thingies to aMUSE writers Visit our online store to find mousepads, journals, clocks, T-shirts, caps and more for you and your writer friends to use as you convene with your muse. Click the journal on the right to see what's hidden in this picture. It was taken on a point overlooking the truly inspiring Monterey Bay. |
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